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Nouns and verbs

I usually avoid talking about grammar in this blog, leaving that up to my colleague Deborah Capras, who knows much more about this kind of thing. But a recent trip to London inspired me to look at the topic of nouns and verbs.

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We've created a test to help you improve your vocabulary for attending a trade fair. First, you form some word partnerships (collocations), and then you create some typical trade fair questions using the collocations.

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